Statutory time limits and court fees: when are statutory appeals “brought”? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/04/01/s...

The Inner House has rejected Huisman's appeal. Scotland's tuition fees scheme, in which different fees are required from those with no "connection" with Scotland, does not breach the ECHR. Re Huisman [2026] CSIH 17 www.bailii.org/scot/cases/S... 1/3

We’re at the SLSA Conference this week! Stop by our stand to browse our books, take advantage of our conference discount, and talk proposals with our publisher Kate Whetter. @sussex.ac.uk @slsauk.bsky.social #SLSA2026

Gabriel Tan has written up the latest case on eVisas "This is an important case restricting the application of the rule against fettering discretion."

Closing date is this Friday.

The ECtHR has REJECTED the argument that the "human rights situation" in Afghanistan means that "any removal to Afghanistan would necessarily breach Article 3 of the Convention" However, on the facts, individuals may face a real risk of Art 3 mistreatment. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-249223

But now it's crept into "any woman who fails a DNA test is actually a man." They're not protecting women's sports. They're policing womanhood itself.

This is mission creep. It started with "trans women shouldn't compete in women's sports." Even that conversation can be had without calling trans women "men."

Been thinking about it since I saw JK Rowling posted this yesterday about the IOC's new policy, calling Imane Khelif a man. Imane Khelif was born female. She was raised as a girl. Her original birth certificate says female. She's always been a woman. But sure. "Men punching women."

For its penultimate event of the academic year, the ManReg Public Law Seminar Series was thrilled to host an illuminating talk by Dr Lewis Graham (lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) entitled "Our Conservative Supreme Court".

The FTT has ruled that: (1) Jeremy Hosking must pay inheritance tax on a number of gifts to Eurosceptic organisations and political parties; (2) The gifts are not exempt under section 24 of Inheritance Tax Act 1984; (3) Section 24 itself does not breach the ECHR. www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKF...

Should notice be treated as validly served if, when sent by email, it ends up in the recipient's spam folder? Sir Peter Lane says yes: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

The Strasbourg court has found NO VIOLATION of the Convention in the benefits cap challenge: hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-249132

Upper Tribunal: imposition of No Recourse to Public Funds condition unlawful on public law and human rights grounds administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/16/u...

If the Home Office sends the wrong letter in error, mistakenly saying that an applicant has been granted ILR, can they then amend their mistake (granting an applicant only limited leave)? Cobb and Dingemans LJJ say yes Elizabeth Laing LJ says no caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...

Lord Reed: "[a] lack of understanding underlies much of the criticism of [our] court when it takes decisions which are politically controversial as it is based on an assumption that we decide cases on the basis of our personal opinions." Hmmmm. supremecourt.uk/uploads/What...

Important that Art 11 scholars are aware of this new inquiry (but either I’m being stupid or I’ve missed a closing date so submit asap I guess)

Next Tuesday (17 March) the European Court of Human Rights will finally hand down the case of DA and RA v United Kingdom, on whether the "benefit cap" in force at the time breached Article 14 ECHR. 1/4

Happy to see that the NILQ has published our case note "Religious education and indoctrination in Northern Ireland and beyond after JR87" in an advance online issue lnkd.in/esNcCzUp A pleasure as ever to work with @colinmurray.bsky.social and @anuragdeb.bsky.social on this.

The High Court has rejected as inarguable a challenge to the government's decision to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius because "the decision of HMG to transfer sovereignty to the Islands is a high policy question not amenable to judicial review" www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Rehabilitation and innocence administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/r...

Rob Mullins: “Biological Sex”, Social Segregation, and the Freedom to Reassign Sex ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/09/r...

As a longtime reader of (and occasional contributor to) the journal, I am delighted to announce(!) that I have taken up the role of Associate Editor of the European Human Rights Law Review @ehrlr.bsky.social I'm really looking forward to working with Kirsty, Stevie and Stephanie and the team.

Samuel Willis (@samuelwillis.bsky.social) and I have written something on last week's Court of Appeal decision in BYL, the case challenging the government's removal of VAT relief from private schools. administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...

In this post Gabriel Tan and I argue that Chamberlain J has brought some much needed clarity as to (a) what will trigger AF3 disclosure; (b) what will Article 6 ECHR require outside of AF3 disclosure, in the context of closed material procedures (CMPs)...

First judicial review decision under the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act, finding a breach of Art 3 UNCRC by a Children's Hearing - www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/khkjc0...

The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky! @ehrlr.bsky.social Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...

The Justice Committee has opened a call for evidence on the draft Courts and Tribunal bill limiting jury trials, extending magistrates sentencing power, removing automatic right of appeal from mags, removing D right to elect, amongst many other changes. committees.parliament.uk/committee/10...

I am giving a short talk about the UK Supreme Court on 25th March at the University of Manchester as part of our ManReg seminar series. If you are in the area and want to drop in, or wish to join us online (if the tech works!) do send me a message.

Labour's Representation of the People Bill gets its first proper debate in the Commons today. Here's what's in it, via the Hansard Society

Third, we are hiring a Legal Writer to help us to demystify the law, foster community trust, and help us turn complex litigation into a powerful tool for social change.

Proportionality by the back door? The Supreme Court on the support offence in section 12(1A) Terrorism Act 2000 administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/p...

A useful reminder from the Court of Appeal today: "Deference to the judgment of the legislature cannot be taken too far in the context of equality and discrimination cases... it is an important function of the courts to protect minorities, in particular small and perhaps unpopular minorities..."

For Lexis subscribers: This overview of yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment in ABJ and BDN features some commentary from me urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

In an unsurprising judgment, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 is compatible with Article 10 ECHR supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

The High Court has granted the defendant in the Ammori / Palestine Action case permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hu...

Chamberlain J - refuses interim relief in Rupert Lowe's application for judicial review of Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme but also - as the parliamentary privilege point is "complicated" and novel, it's not "clear that there is no serious question to be tried" so - full hearing in March

Interim relief for Rupert Lowe REFUSED in his claim against the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme: www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

A case comment on last week's Grand Lodge judicial review, in which I present a novel argument that the police's policy in relation to freemasonry disclosure might breach Article 9 ECHR

Judicial review of quasi-policies administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/j...

In this case the High Court employed section 3 HRA to "read in an opportunity to give renewed consent where it has not been renewed within the time allowed by statute"

I'm honoured that Clare White (University of Birmingham) has reviewed by book for Legal Studies. Clare's detailed review includes full discussions of themes including judicial individuality and judicial diversity, especially as they relate to social class: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thoughtful reflections from Rob here

This morning the High Court found that the government's decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation was unlawful. Explanation and analysis from @finishedloading.bsky.social and me below.

The High Court will hand down judgment tomorrow in the judicial review against the Home Secretary’s proscription of Palestine Action.

Question: are there any apex courts, in any jurisdiction, which currently sit in panels with an even number of judges? (Excepting cases involving illnesses, recusals, deaths etc)

Not convinced. 1. A silly strawman of the argument from Goodwin 2. An unconvincing account of the role of section 3 HRA FWIW I explore these issues in depth in a forthcoming article in a special edition journal on FWS

The Illegal Migration Act 2023 and the Hardial Singh principles administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/10/t...

R (MXV) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWHC 251 (Admin) Paragraphs [149]-[170] provide the first (proper) judicial examination of the effect of the modification of Hardial Singh principles thanks to section 12 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

It’s fantastic to see several Hart titles shortlisted across the 2026 SLSA Prizes! Congratulations to @drjenniferaston.bsky.social, Ngaire Naffine & @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social on this recognition for their outstanding socio-legal scholarship. Read the full shortlists: https://bit.ly/4c3516P